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selfe

self-m.nom.pl

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 4 (sylfe)

Lemma: self 'self' (oe-adj-strong-nom-pl-m)

Variations

sylfe 'self-m.nom.pl'

self
ADJ
self, very, own
Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/27390
originates from: PGmc *selba- 'self' (selba- > selβ > self) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:432)
Inflected forms
selfne 'self-m.acc' (oe-adj-strong-acc-sg-m) in Aelfric's Colloquy 2
Paradigms